Health & Leisure

UnionPay QuickPass widens Pacific footprint

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 22 November 2018

Following deployment in Papua New Guinea, the UnionPay QuickPass service has been further rolled out in the South Pacific region.

Phuket in ‘No Foam, No plastic’ initiative

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 22 November 2018

Phuket, Thailand public and private sectors have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a ground-breaking 'No Foam No Plastic' initiative at the Phuket Sustainable Tourism Blueprint 2018.

Avianca adds five a week to Munich

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Colombian carrier Avianca has begun a five times weekly air service between Munich, Germany and Bogota using B787-800 aircraft.

Metro Hotel Perth in cancer initiative

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 15 November 2018

Metro Hotel Perth, Western Australia is working with cancer support group Blue Dot Army and cancer treatment provider chemo@home to become the first hotel in Australia to enable cancer sufferers to receive in-room treatment including chemotherapy and medical infusions.

Qatar flags expansion with more Montreal capacity, new routes

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 15 November 2018

Doha-based Qatar Airways will introduce an additional weekly flight on its Doha - Montreal, Canada route from 17 December 2018.

MICEVERSA out to promote winter in Russia

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 09 November 2018

The people at MICEVERSA have released an encouraging blurb on the attractions of holidaying in Russia in winter.

NZ$35m Coronet Peak and Remarkables upgrades planned

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 01 November 2018

The management of Queenstown, New Zealand’s Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski fields is proposing major upgrades to the mountains as part of a wider vision that includes summer operations and access to exciting new terrain.

Sebel Melbourne Malvern opens November

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 31 October 2018

A new-build internationally branded apartment-style hotel for Malvern, Victoria, Australia is scheduled to open in late November.

The Sebel Melbourne Malvern will add 98 serviced apartment-style rooms to Malvern’s limited accommodation supply.

Agoda gets into the Halloween Spirit with 13 ‘spooktacular’ places to visit

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 30 October 2018

If tales of witches, ghosts and ghouls, and cobwebs on your shoulders sounds like an adventure, check out the Agoda* (http://www.agoda.com/?site_id=1811392) guide to Halloween thrills across the globe.